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smooth edge, while others are finely fringed. Most 

 varieties have a yellow or greenish-yellow eye. A 

 typical specimen of a single Chinese Primrose is seen 

 in Fig II. 



This plant is quite likely to rot just below the 

 crown if not potted in such a manner that the water 

 runs away from the center of the pot. Therefore see 

 that the soil slopes away from the plant to the edge 

 of the pot, if you would keep your plants healthy. If 

 decay sets in you might as well throw the plant away, 

 for it seems impossible to make it take on a healthy 

 tone again, though you repot it carefully, prune away 

 all diseased portions, and give it the best possible care. 

 Keep your plants from getting diseased, if you can, 

 but don't spend much time on trying to cure them after 

 disease sets in. 



I would not advise trying to take a plant through 

 a second season. One season of flowering seems to 

 exhaust its vitality to such an extent that it is not able 

 to produce many flowers a second winter, and what 

 few it gives will be inferior. This plant likes a some- 

 what cool place, but must not be allowed to get chilled. 

 It does not care very much for direct sunshine, but 

 must have a good light, nevertheless. It is probably 

 best adapted to culture in a window with eastern 

 exposure. 



Young plants can be bought each spring, and 

 grown on for winter flowering through the summer, 

 or they can be raised from seed sown in March. If 

 you buy plants — which is the best way — keep them in 

 a shady, sheltered place over summer, repotting as 

 needed, and being careful to remember what has been 

 said about potting in such a manner as to have the 

 water run away from the crown of the plant. 



